Trap



F. FORTIN May .31, 1927.

TRAP

Filed Oct. 16, 1925 Zlnuemfoz cured to the fbasel isfan outwardlyentenda' ,ing bracket 8, which bracket is provided of said pawl being in the path ofthe bail and adapted toqengage over the bail when the bail is'in open' position, a pivoted plate H i carried by the bracket, spring means for nor-x; f

i in the path of one of the bails fl, and when Patented May 31, 1927. i

gni'inn tares irnAn /nowrm, oF-wasrrnnnn,Wisconsin TRAP.

Application esteem-1 1a, 1925'. -sm'iai'woqeegrea The invention relates to traps of the pivoted jaw type and has for its object. to provide 'an automatic trigger therefor, which when the trap is opened will automatically set and hold the pivoted jawf'and which is constructed in "a manner whereby the trap will quickly release. f I i A further-object is to provide a trigger for a pivoted jaw trap comprising a bracket extending towards one of the jaws when the trap is in open position, and provided with a pivoted trigger adapted, to cam pass the aw, and the other end of the trigger-with a roller, which I engages lover a pivoted bait plate arm for holding the aw in open position' and which roller allows a quick, rapid and easy release of'the trigger upona down-.

7 ward movement of the bait plate. 1

A further object is to provide a spring v for normallymaintaining the bait plate in raised position.

be made within the scope of what is claimed view through the trap showing "the trigger in position for holding one of the-piv0ted iv bails when the same is forced downwardly,

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the base plate'of the trap, the ends of which are provided with upwardly extending ears in bearings ofwhich the pin tles 3 of the trap bails 4 are pivotallymounts ed. A U-shaped spring 5 of a conventional form, is provided, which spring is provided with eyes 6, which surround one .ofthe ears 2 and the upper eye is designed to be forced upwardly into engagement with the arms 7 ofthe'bails 4 for forcing the bails together for gripping an animal,- all of which struc- "ture is ofa conventional form of trap. Se-

with upwardly extending spaced flanges 9.

9c-is-apawl 11,the outer end 12 of which is said last named bail i-s forced downwardly into engagement with the: 'ar-in' 1-3 of the,

bracket, the pawl 11 is tiltei lto 'a:' position where it will engage over thc'b'ail and hold the same in open position." Thebracket 8 has p votally mounted at l'l 'tl-ier'eonthe tip wardly extending arm 1 5" of a ;bait i ec'e'iving plate 16, which platefis normally forced n p= 7 wardly-to the position shown inxFigu're 2 by 16 above theipivotal' point 14;, and which roller, in combination with the pla'te prek vents the bails of the trap from moving f together unt l the plate 16is'depressed, and

at which time the roller. 18 allows easy and quick depression the trap. I V

' In setting the trap the operator places his foot on the spring Sand declutches the same, 1 thereby, allowing the jaws ls-to fall apart,

and as one of the jaws 4t engages the end 12 of the pawl 11 the pawl will tilt on its pivotalfpoint 10' until the ,bail passes the same and atwhich time "the wheel 18 will come the arms .15, and upon removing thefoot hands; and tl e same time thetm can be easily and quickly t From 'the'above it-will be seen that "offthefplate for springing into engagement with the plate 16 "adjacent 1 anautoinatic settingdevice for 'a pivoted bail trap i s provided which is simple in construction and quicker in release and that the device may be cheaply mannfactured 'an'dsold,an d

if so desired applied to traps nowin'use,

' is claimed as new} and useful is V,

1. The comb nation with a trap comprise ing a base, pivoted cooperatingbails carried lim bysaid base, of alatching andreleasing': mechanism, said n iechanism -compr s1ing;;a I

bracket-carried by thelniserand extending to wards one of the 'bailswlien said bailis' in openiposition, upwardly extending flanges v carried by' said bracket,a pawlfpivotally mounted between, said flanges, the outerend mally foi ei ig the pivotedplate upwardly;

and a" relle carried by theinher end of the pivoted pawl and engaging over the pivoted plate adyacent its plvotal peinth 2. The combination wlth a' pivoted hail trap, of a latching nd trippingmechanisngsaid mechanism icempi'ising a pivoted trawl,v one end fsaid pawl being in the path of one of'the belle and adapted to engage over the sameya pivoted haltplate piveted adjacent the pawl'the otherend ofthe pawl ov n lying the pivoted end of the bait plate and-a iollerCarried byrsaid'lugt named end et the pawl and engagingieveivthe base plate. V

3, The comb nat on"with a trap compris- 111g abztsgsprmg actuated pivoted bails carried byjsaid base, of a b a cket extending out;

e n ame to th is 'speeificatien.

weirdly from the base, ertically disposed spaced flanges ca rie'd by said bracketia pivoted pawlpwoted between said flanges, the

pawl having its eiitei' end in the path of one of theba'ils and adapted to engage over the bail, 'a bait 'plate; downwardly extending aims carried by the bait plate andpivoted between the'flanges, spring means for 1101- dually forcing the bail: plate upwardly, said pawl having its-inner end overlying t-heph oted end ef'the bait; plate and a 1 0ller car-7' med bv said lastn'amed pawl end and'engag ing the bait plate.

In testimony whereof I l' zwe signed 

